Attending a Los Angeles Kings hockey sport on their first date, Kathy Obdzhanyan admits she began off the date fairly quiet. “I used to be shy at first, however Marat had such an inviting persona, there is no such thing as a method anybody may really feel uncomfortable round him,” she recounts. Marat Khatchatrian was simply as smitten along with his companion. “Her persona was wonderful, she had an excellent smile alongside a definite giggle in her tone, and total stunning persona,” describes Marat.
Their relationship naturally progressed over 5 years and after securing the blessing of his beloved’s mother and father, he knew it was time to suggest. “Kathy and I grew up collectively, went by way of all of the assessments a relationship can provide, and thru the entire hurdles, we got here out stronger,” Marat shares.
Beneath the guise of attending a Christmas get together collectively one night, Marat was in a position to get Kathy out of the home to attend a hair and make-up appointment, whereas he set the stage with four-foot-tall letters coated in crimson roses that spelled out “Marry Me.” “I liked how he saved the proposal intimate, simply me and him,” tells Kathy. “He went down on one knee and requested me to marry him, and it was historical past from then on!”
Their Armenian tradition and the marriage traditions concerned had been a precedence to the affianced pair. They wished a rare bride’s home for Kathy and her household. “The bride’s home is essential within the Armenian tradition as a result of it’s the ‘taking of the bride out of her mother and father’ home,’” Marat explains. “That is additionally the place you see your bride for the very first time dressed up in her wedding ceremony robe.”
An Armenian church was one other web site of significance, because the bride appeared ahead to her father strolling her down the aisle. Monochromatic “timber” embellished the altar space and contrasted with the wealthy palette of the sanctuary décor, creating a complicated atmosphere for the service. The bride wore an beautiful strapless ball robe that includes hand-sewn gildings – a customized design by Sahar Fotouhi of Panache Bridal – paired with a stately veil and glowing headpiece. Her groom, wearing a basic tuxedo made full with a black bow tie. “Seeing Kathy for the primary time was very emotional and time stamped a milestone in my life,” he reveals of her grand entrance.
